RINDGE, N.H. (April 30, 2016) -- The Franklin Pierce women's lacrosse team held its own with No. 2 Le Moyne for the first half, but a second-half surge of 12-1 by the Dolphins left the Ravens trailing and unable to come back, as they fell in their season finale, 19-6.

With the loss, the Ravens end their season with a record of 8-8 overall and 5-8 in conference play. The team set a new program record for wins with eight on the season. Meanwhile, the Dolphins extended their record to 15-1 overall and move on in conference play with a record of 12-1.

The first half started with a possession battle, with both teams acquiring turnovers, but the Dolphins were able to manufacture a 4-0 run, with freshman attack Bryanna Fazio scoring two of those goals. Sophomore midfielders Brianna Sweeney (Shirley, N.Y.) and Caitlin Sweeney (Shirley, N.Y.) put the Ravens on the board with a 3-0 run to make the score 4-3 with 15 minutes to play in the half.

Le Moyne fired back with a goal, but two more Ravens goals followed, and Brianna Sweeney had the equalizer, making it 5-5 at the 2:37 mark.

The Dolphins, adamant on not going into the half tied or trailing, regained the lead with two more goals to put them up, 7-5, at the half.

In the second half, Le Moyne extended its run with four more goals, to make it a 6-0 run extending through the first 10 minutes, making the score 11-5.

Ravens sophomore attack Anna Wilbert (Bohemia, N.Y.) had the sole goal of the second half for Franklin Pierce, making it 11-6 with 18 minutes to play.

The Dolphins went off for eight straight goals over the final 18 minutes to solidify their win, by a score of 19-6.

Leading the Ravens today were Brianna and Caitlin Sweeney with two goals each, while Wilbert had one. Caitlin Sweeney's second goal marked the 100th point of her career, at the end of just her sophomore season. Brianna Sweeney had four ground balls on the day. As a team, the Ravens took 24 shots, snagged 12 ground balls, caused two turnovers and won nine draw controls.

Taking the loss in the cage was junior Denise Hunt (Hull, Mass.), who saw her record fall to 8-8, after facing 26 shots on goal and making eight saves.

Le Moyne was lead by senior attack Erica Geremia, with five goals. The Dolphins took 37 shots, had 19 ground balls and caused 10 turnovers.

Taking the win in net on Saturday afternoon for Le Moyne was senior Ryan Cortese (14-1), who faced 15 shots and made nine saves.

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